Identify the following in which the client is taught to recognise the bodily process and emotions that are blocked out from awareness.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Gestalt therapy
Option (1) Gestalt therapy — Correct. Its goal is to increase self-awareness and self-acceptance. The client is taught to recognise the bodily processes and the emotions that are being blocked out from awareness, and the therapist encourages the client to act out fantasies about feelings and conflicts.
Option (2) Client centered Therapy — Incorrect. Given by Carl Rogers, it provides a warm relationship of empathy, unconditional positive regard and authenticity in which the client can reconnect with her or his feelings. The therapist reflects the client’s feelings; the client is not taught to watch bodily processes.
Option (3) Existential Therapy — Incorrect. Existential therapy helps patients find meaning and responsibility in their life. Its focus is the meaning of one’s existence, not blocked bodily feelings.
Option (4) Logotherapy — Incorrect. Logotherapy, propounded by Victor Frankl, is a form of existential therapy; ‘logotherapy’ means treatment for the soul. It helps a person find meaning even in life-threatening circumstances (meaning making), not recognise bodily processes.
Note 1: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 27-05-2023 (Slot 1).
Note 2: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 07-06-2026 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Gestalt Therapy … The German word gestalt means ‘whole’. This therapy was given by Freiderick (Fritz) Perls together with his wife Laura Perls. The goal of gestalt therapy is to increase an individual’s self-awareness and self-acceptance. The client is taught to recognise the bodily processes and the emotions that are being blocked out from awareness. The therapist does this by encouraging the client to act out fantasies about feelings and conflicts.…” “Existential Therapy … Victor Frankl, a psychiatrist and neurologist propounded the Logotherapy. Logos is the Greek word for soul and Logotherapy means treatment for the soul.” “…The goal of logotherapy is to help the patients to find meaning and responsibility in their life irrespective of their life circumstances.…” |